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brown-eyed Susan

Rudbeckia triloba

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Ontario.January 222, February 228, March 361, April 706, May 1,357, June 636, July 479, August 433, September 455, October 373, November 233, December 208.
United States22,833
Canada5,861
Ontario5,692
Ohio2,491
Illinois2,438
Wisconsin2,318
Pennsylvania1,535
New York1,513
Missouri1,382
Tennessee1,318

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Group and habits

  • Forb or herb growth formListed by a harvested source as having a forb or herbaceous growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Perennial plantListed by a harvested source as having a perennial life duration.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Pollinator-associated plantDescends from a plant lineage commonly associated with pollinators.Inferred from its group

Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassDicots · Magnoliopsida
OrderSunflowers, Bellflowers, Fanflowers, and Allies · Asterales
FamilySunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies · Asteraceae
Genusblack-eyed Susans and coneflowers · Rudbeckia

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